When Amelia Crispin was 17 she found out she was born without a uterus. But she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from having her own child.
With seven-week-old Howie peacefully sleeping in her arms, it's hard to fathom the emotional strain Amelia Crispin and her partner Ben went through to have a baby.Baby Howie is one of the few children born via altruistic surrogacy in New South Wales.
According to surrogacy lawyer Sarah Jefford, there are only about 115 surrogacy births in Australia annually."It's becoming more popular as more people find out about it."Under the Surrogacy Act 2010 in NSW, potential altruistic surrogates must be at least 18 years old, residents of NSW and be able to fully consent to the process.
Altruistic surrogacy requires an obstetric report for the surrogate and both the surrogate and the recipient parents go through an independent psychological assessment.It's also a financially onerous process. Intending parents have to reimburse their surrogate for "reasonable surrogacy costs" which can include medical costs, IVF rounds and counselling.According to Ms Jefford, that cost is normal for couples in Australia.
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